Side-by-Side Comparison
AltStore vs container
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● altstoreio/AltStore (14.5K)
● apple/container (50.4K)
☆ 14.5KAltStore stars
☆ 50.4Kcontainer stars
+36KDifference
containerStar Leader (3.5x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
container Leads
+36K stars (3.5x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
container Leads
1.8K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
container
Pushed 1d ago
Licensing
Different
AltStore: AGPL-3.0 vs container: Apache-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | altstoreio/AltStore ↗ | apple/container ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices. | A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 14,475 | ☆ 50,443 |
| Forks | 1,555 | 1,806 |
| Open Issues | 706 | 551 |
| Main Language | Swift | Swift |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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